Weather Records on 12 February 1940

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1940. Highest significance: La Veta Pass, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1940

On 12 February 1940, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 198 daily.
La Veta Pass set an all-time record daily snowfall of 116.8 cm (46.0 in) on 12 February 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

217 stations

217 station records on 12 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 7, daily 198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1940

Top 20 records on 12 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1940	La Veta Pass, US	all-time snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	9 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1940	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	all-time snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Waren, DE	all-time snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Trinidad, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Husum, DE	all-time low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	St Ignace, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1940	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	all-time low min	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1940	Altentreptow, DE	all-time snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1940	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1940	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 217 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	160
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1